Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Yeah, I mean, it wasn't necessarily less muscle, but it kind of like the less protein, like the, you know, it was not as important. And then there's a lot of observational data. So this is data in humans where you look at a correlation between what they eat and what an outcome is. So people that are eating like 20% of their calories are coming from protein, particularly animal-based protein.

You know, there was like one study that came out and it was like they have a, you know, they're fourfold higher cancer mortality. You know, there's 75% higher all-cause mortality compared to people eating a lower protein diet. But yet again, it's a correlation, not causation.

You know, there was like one study that came out and it was like they have a, you know, they're fourfold higher cancer mortality. You know, there's 75% higher all-cause mortality compared to people eating a lower protein diet. But yet again, it's a correlation, not causation.

And in fact, some of the same authors of that study went on to publish another one finding a similar thing, but then they looked at healthy lifestyle and unhealthy lifestyle factors. And what was found was that actually,

And in fact, some of the same authors of that study went on to publish another one finding a similar thing, but then they looked at healthy lifestyle and unhealthy lifestyle factors. And what was found was that actually,

people that were eating a lot of protein, animal-based protein, that had no unhealthy lifestyle factors, so they were physically active, they were not obese, they weren't smoking, consuming excess alcohol, they actually had the same life expectancy or the same all-cause mortality as people that were eating the lower protein or the plant-based protein.

people that were eating a lot of protein, animal-based protein, that had no unhealthy lifestyle factors, so they were physically active, they were not obese, they weren't smoking, consuming excess alcohol, they actually had the same life expectancy or the same all-cause mortality as people that were eating the lower protein or the plant-based protein.

So again, it comes down to, I think there's a lot of important factors involved in that protein story, why protein, restricting protein isn't necessarily what I think. I don't think it's the way to go.

So again, it comes down to, I think there's a lot of important factors involved in that protein story, why protein, restricting protein isn't necessarily what I think. I don't think it's the way to go.

So like maybe if you're a really obese person that's smoking and you're not going to be physically active, even then, I don't know that you want to go too far on protein restriction because protein is one of the major signals for building muscle, right? Protein synthesis in your muscle. The other one is physical activity and mechanical force. In fact, that's the major one.

So like maybe if you're a really obese person that's smoking and you're not going to be physically active, even then, I don't know that you want to go too far on protein restriction because protein is one of the major signals for building muscle, right? Protein synthesis in your muscle. The other one is physical activity and mechanical force. In fact, that's the major one.

That's the one we should all be focusing on.

That's the one we should all be focusing on.

It's hard to repair that damage that you are causing. You're tearing your muscles. Right. So you do need, you have higher protein requirements. And I also just now think that a lot of that aging research is, I think it's all in the lens of, okay, are we talking about a very obese person that needs to lose weight?

It's hard to repair that damage that you are causing. You're tearing your muscles. Right. So you do need, you have higher protein requirements. And I also just now think that a lot of that aging research is, I think it's all in the lens of, okay, are we talking about a very obese person that needs to lose weight?

Well, they can do with less protein and less calories and less fat and less everything, right? you know, let's lose the weight. But like, are we talking about physically active people that are healthy? You know, the protein isn't, I don't think that restricting the protein is going to make them healthier. In fact, athletes, elite athletes are consuming way more protein than the majority of us.

Well, they can do with less protein and less calories and less fat and less everything, right? you know, let's lose the weight. But like, are we talking about physically active people that are healthy? You know, the protein isn't, I don't think that restricting the protein is going to make them healthier. In fact, athletes, elite athletes are consuming way more protein than the majority of us.

And they actually have the longest life expectancy. these athletes are living like up to five years longer, elite athletes, like Olympians and stuff, Olympic athletes. They're living up to like five years longer than the average population, like the average person. Yeah, yeah, elite athletes, they have a much like up to like 40 to 50% lower cancer incidence. Like they're doing good.

And they actually have the longest life expectancy. these athletes are living like up to five years longer, elite athletes, like Olympians and stuff, Olympic athletes. They're living up to like five years longer than the average population, like the average person. Yeah, yeah, elite athletes, they have a much like up to like 40 to 50% lower cancer incidence. Like they're doing good.

And these are, again, at the elite level, you know, so.